AN: Please, please, please R&R. I love reviews! They're my favorite...(:

Well, we'll just say I got bored one day and decided to write this! Yes, some words are spelled incorrectly in the dialogue on purpose to signify her 'Southern-belle drawl', so be aware of that. Some of you reading this may enjoy what they see, and others…not so much. (You know who you are.) And…well, yeah. I'll stop wasting your time now! ;3

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In the safety of her own compartment, Aurora Anetta Alexandria Abdullah hid herself away from the rest of the students on the train. Having transferred from a southern American school of witchcraft and wizardry, she had only her pet Pegasus, Stardust, to accompany her, and she was still only a little fawn. A little whinny sounded beside her, and Aurora smiled gently, stroking Stardust's main as a reassurance to the young Pegasus—and to herself.

'Everythang is gonna be okay…a-okay!'

Just then, someone knocked on the door, and Aurora turned her abnormally beautiful and vibrant navy eyes towards the newcomer. Her eyes sparkled in the dim lighting of the train, resembling the night sky on a cloudless night, silver sparkles scattered around the irises on blue. Brushing a lock of velvety-soft blonde hair behind her ear, she smiled shyly at the boy that had entered the compartment.

"Mind if I sit with you? Everywhere else is full," he said casually, his toenail blonde hair falling right about his eyes, giving him a bad boy look. His shirt clung to him nicely, showing his lean yet muscular body. This was the first person Aurora was meeting, and she could feel her cheeks growing warm.

"S-Sure!" she gasped, staring at the handsome man standing in front of her who seemed to have taken an automatic liking to her, even though he had no idea who she was and was usually quite stoic around strangers. He sat down across from her and rested his chin in his hands, elbows propped up by his knees.

"You don't look familiar," he said, eying her up and down. Aurora blushed harder, picking at her black, see-through stockings that covered her long, toned, ivory legs that guys usually drooled over—except for when they were her legs. Her skirt, grey to match the uniform she was required to wear, reached just above her mid-thigh because her foster parents had not been able to afford a skirt fitted just for her, so they had to buy a hand-me-down from a previous Hogwarts attendee who had been much shorter than Aurora.

"I'm from the U.S.," she said, a cute southern-belle drawl slipping from her perfectly plump and red lips. "Tennessee, actually. I'm an exchange student from Salem Witches Institute is Massachusetts."

The handsome boy met her glowing eyes with his grey eyes, cold and unwavering, and yet so incredibly sexy. He seemed to think that face over for a moment, withdrawing himself mentally from the room.

"The private, all-girls school, right?" he questioned, coming back to himself and staring her down. She felt faint, drawn in by his dangerously attractive "bad boy" looks. Aurora nodded, her hand brushing against Stardust's head as she automatically took to stroking the young Pegasus when she was nervous. When she nodded, strands of her golden blonde hair fell in front of her heart-shaped face, framing it so it brought a certain air of mystery to her, her inhuman beauty accentuated by the subtle movement.

"Why did you trans-"

The boy was interrupted as the train screeched to a halt and someone announced that they were arriving at Hogwarts. A lump grew in Aurora's throat as she looked out the window, her stomach fluttering—but not just because they were arriving. Out of the corner of her eye, Aurora saw a dark-haired boy glancing at her, his eyes boring into her flawless skin. She shivered, feeling as if the butterflies in her stomach were going to make her vomit rainbows, and turned to meet his gaze. He just stared at her, jaw dropped until he clamped his mouth shut, the glasses on his face shielding his eyes as the light reflected off of them.

"-ame?"

Aurora tore her eyes away from the rugged-looking student and looked at the blonde-haired boy again, her cheeks burning a bright shade of red.

"Wh-what did you say?" she asked, glancing towards the door again.

But the boy was gone.

"What's your name?" he asked again, smiling warmly at her despite his cold gaze. Aurora averted her eyes so that she didn't have to look at him directly, nervous enough as it was.

"M'name's Aurora…" She paused, sighing. "Actually, it's Aurora Anetta Alexandria Abdullah. But please jest call me Aurora."

The boy smiled and nodded, taking her hand in his own.

"Draco Malfoy, at your service," he said matter-of-factly, leaning in and kissing her delicate fingertips. "I can tell you and I are going to get along real well. I don't know why, but you pull me out of character. Usually I don't get attached to people, and I don't offer to help anyone unless it is beneficial to myself, but you bring a new side of me, and I just want to do anything to please you."

Aurora's jaw slacked and she stared at him wide-eyed, several thoughts racing through her head at once.

What? Why me? Why would he want to- to please me? I'm just… I'm not pretty or- no, I'm just plain… ugly, even! I'm not- not worthy of... him! Or of anyone! No… I'm just… me…

But despite her obvious lack of self confidence and even though they had only known each other for a few minutes, Draco was so smitten over her, charmed by the beauty she did not see in herself. In fact, she had been beat down and called hideous her entire life by the several foster homes she had been in. And yet, even though she faced so much mental—and sometimes physical—abuse from all of the families she lived with, including her current foster family, she did not let it affect her. She was humble and sweet and kind, despite the horrors she faced on a day-to-day basis. That was just how Aurora Anetta Alexandria Abdullah was; she defied all logic.

"Thank you…" Aurora barely managed to squeak those words out, but she did. With that, Draco rose from his seat and stood by the door just a moment before he left.

"I have to go grab my things, but, uh… I'll see later, I hope?"

Aurora nodded at his words and when he left, she dropped her gaze to the floor, staring at her plain, black shoes while she twiddled her thumbs.

'Well, this is gonna be an interestin' year…'

And as if Stardust could hear her thoughts, she whinnied loud and shook her head up and down. Aurora looked down at her pet and nodded back.

"We'll just make the best of it and worry about everythang else later. For now, let's find our new room."

Stardust whinnied again, making Aurora smile for the second time on the train.

'Just don't screw this up this time, Aurora.'

But she couldn't shake the dark feeling that something was lurking just beyond the horizon. Something was going to happen, something bad. A chill swept through Aurora's body, the warm air suddenly turning cold around her.

'And it will probably be my fault…again.'

And then, for the first time, with her beloved pet and best friend, Aurora Anetta Alexandria Abdullah stepped off of the train and entered a whole new world.

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